Milwaukee Independent

Special Presentation by Milwaukee historian John Gurda and maritime photographer Chris Winters about Milwaukee’s freshwater culture and the history of Discovery World’s Tall Ship, the Sailing Vessel (S/V) Denis Sullivan.

Special Presentation by Milwaukee historian John Gurda and maritime photographer Chris Winters about Milwaukee’s freshwater culture and the history of Discovery World’s Tall Ship, the Sailing Vessel (S/V) Denis Sullivan.

Joyce Mallory discussed her experiences with Professor Ernst Borinski, a German-Jewish intellectual who immigrated from Germany in 1938 and contributed to undermining Jim Crow laws in Mississippi in the 1950s and 1960s.

As a young girl, Norma Duckworth found America a place of wealth but desperately wanted to return to her home in the poor countryside of Mexico. Food has always been a part of her life, as a bond with family loved ones and a hardship when it was scarce. Those experiences contributed to her drive for volunteerism and support of the local immigrant community, and her mission of faith in Milwaukee to...

As a young girl, Norma Duckworth found America a place of wealth but desperately wanted to return to her home in the poor countryside of Mexico. Food has always been a part of her life, as a bond with family loved ones and a hardship when it was scarce. Those experiences contributed to her drive for volunteerism and support of the local immigrant community, and her mission of faith in Milwaukee to...

As a young girl, Norma Duckworth found America a place of wealth but desperately wanted to return to her home in the poor countryside of Mexico. Food has always been a part of her life, as a bond with family loved ones and a hardship when it was scarce. Those experiences contributed to her drive for volunteerism and support of the local immigrant community, and her mission of faith in Milwaukee to...

As a young girl, Norma Duckworth found America a place of wealth but desperately wanted to return to her home in the poor countryside of Mexico. Food has always been a part of her life, as a bond with family loved ones and a hardship when it was scarce. Those experiences contributed to her drive for volunteerism and support of the local immigrant community, and her mission of faith in Milwaukee to...

As a young girl, Norma Duckworth found America a place of wealth but desperately wanted to return to her home in the poor countryside of Mexico. Food has always been a part of her life, as a bond with family loved ones and a hardship when it was scarce. Those experiences contributed to her drive for volunteerism and support of the local immigrant community, and her mission of faith in Milwaukee to...

Audio recorded at the January 21, 2018 Women's March Wisconsin Anniversary Day of Action in Milwaukee.

These audio segments were recorded during the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts on January 14.

These audio segments were recorded during the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts on January 14.

These audio segments were recorded during the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts on January 14.

These audio segments were recorded during the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts on January 14.

These audio segments were recorded during the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts on January 14.

These audio segments were recorded during the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts on January 14.

These audio segments were recorded during the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts on January 14.

Founder and Co-Owner of Lakefront Brewery Jim Klisch hosted the January Behind the Brew event, presenting the continuing history and innovation of hops in the American in Milwaukee.

Norma Duckworth and the Open Door Community Center JC hosted a screening and panel discussion at Shorewood High School of the “Waking in Oak Creek” documentary, telling the story of the town’s transformation and healing after the deadly 2012 hate attach.

Inspired by a great American novel, this talk will explore a process for unlearning debilitating concepts of racism, schooling, fitness, space, and even how to perceive Milwaukee itself.

In this talk, Jackson shares what he has learned about dealing with anger in a positive way from his mentor, Dr. James Cameron, the only known lynching survivor and founder of America's Black Holocaust Museum.

Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Lynn Novick, held an informal Q&A with veterans about the 18-hour documentary series she co-directed with Ken Burns at The Hamilton on Veterans Day 2017.

The Milwaukee County Historical Society (MCHS) hosted a “200 Nights of Freedom” event on November 3 with author Patrick Jones who discussed his book about Milwaukee's Open Housing Marches of 1967-1968.

Steve Schaffer, Assistant Archivist at the Milwaukee County Historical Society (MCHS) spoke with the Milwaukee Independent about the 600 rare China-Burma-India images in the Lyle Oberwise Photography Collection, and their amazing significance.

As co-chairs of the Milwaukee 7 regional economic development organization, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow discussed the formal bid that the M7 was submitting to become a new home for Amazon.com on October 18.

Women of color were united with locked arms as they gathered in Milwaukee and around the nation to demand racial justice on September 30, during the Black Women’s Empowerment March.